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A burden to America? immigration and the economy
Zaretsky, Adam M. (1997-10)
Conventional wisdom maintains that immigrants take out of an economy more than they put in. Conventional wisdom, in this case, may not be so wise.
The Regional Economist , Issue Oct , Pages 5-9

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Immigration at the extremes of the skill distribution
Martinek, Christopher J.; Hernandez-Murillo, Ruben (2011)
According to economists, in the 1980s and 1990s, immigration of low-skilled workers may have increased the labor supply of highly skilled women, and immigration of highly skilled workers may have increased the rate of innovation in the United States.
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Getting to the bottom of Texas' Latino pay gap
Kerr, Emily; Zavodny, Madeline; Orrenius, Pia M. (2009-10)
Among Latinos, the U.S. born make up a majority in Texas but a minority in the rest of the country. Because natives typically earn more than immigrants, a state with a large, established population of U.S.-born Latinos might be expected to have relatively high Latino wages. That's not the case in Texas. The Latino wage gap--the difference between the wages of Latinos and non-Hispanic whites--is significantly larger in Texas than in the rest of the nation. ; What drives the gap in Texas? To find out, we look at Latinos' recent contributions to the state's labor force and trends in their wages ...
Southwest Economy , Issue Q4 , Pages 3-7

Speech
Exploring the Valley's unbanked opportunity
Yellen, Janet L. (2006)
Speech to the Central Valley Banking Forum, Fresno, California, November 14, 2006>
Speech , Paper 29

Working Paper
Foreign aid, illegal immigration, and host country welfare
Munemo, Jonathan; Chambers, Dustin; Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu (2012)
This paper analyzes the effect of foreign aid on illegal immigration and host country welfare using a general equilibrium model. We show that foreign aid may worsen the recipient nation?s terms of trade. Furthermore, it may also raise illegal immigration, if the terms of trade effect on immigration flows dominates the other effects identified in our analysis. Empirical analysis of the effect of foreign aid on illegal immigration to the United States broadly supports the predictions of our theoretical model. Foreign aid worsens the recipient?s terms of trade. While the terms of trade effect ...
Working Papers , Paper 2012-007

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Immigrants' contributions in an aging America
Myers, Dowell (2008-07)
Two great demographic forces are shaping our future: the swelling ranks of retirees (without comparable increases in native-born workers) and growing numbers of immigrants. Forward-looking immigration policy should recognize America?s increasing need for workers, taxpayers, and purchasers of baby boomer homes.
Communities and Banking , Issue Sum , Pages 3-5

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U.S. immigration and economic growth: putting policy on hold
Orrenius, Pia M. (2003-11)
This article discusses immigrants? economic contributions and how these recent changes impact both the foreign-born population already living here and those trying to enter the United States. Despite the common perception that 9/11 triggered a crackdown on immigration (the enactment of the USA Patriot Act, the reorganization of the Immigration and Naturalization Service into Homeland Security, and other changes), pre-9/11 policies actually constituted a much more substantive effort in this direction. The post-9/11 period is most striking for the lack of change. Significant immigration reform ...
Southwest Economy , Issue Nov , Pages 1-7

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Adding up the economic effects of immigration
Hernandez-Murillo, Ruben (2006-10)
The influx of low-skilled and undocumented workers raises concerns about the impact on low-skilled U.S.-born workers and on the tax burden for all those born in the United States.
The Regional Economist , Issue Oct , Pages 12-13

Journal Article
How labor market policies shape immigrants’ opportunities
Solomon, Genevieve R.; Orrenius, Pia M. (2006)
When it comes to unemployment and labor force participation rates, immigrants do better in the United States than in most other countries. In 2005, for example, the foreign-born had average unemployment of 4.6 percent in the U.S., well below native-born workers? 5.2 percent. U.S. immigrants also had higher participation rates. The American experience stands in stark contrast to many other developed nations?. In France and Germany, for example, the foreign-born typically have jobless rates twice as high as native-born workers and lower participation rates. ; What accounts for these ...
Economic Letter , Volume 1

Working Paper
Do enclaves matter in immigrants’ self-employment decision?
Toussaint-Comeau, Maude (2005)
This paper uses 2000 U.S. Census data to study the determinants of self-employment decisions among immigrants. It outlines a theoretical framework for analyzing the role of ethnic enclaves in the self-employment decision of immigrants that captures nuances involved in the interaction between ethnic enclaves and different ethnic groups. It assesses the effect of ethnic enclaves for different groups and explores explanations for differences. The results show that higher ethnic concentration in metropolitan areas is positively related to the probability of self-employment of immigrants. However, ...
Working Paper Series , Paper WP-05-23

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